Best Dreadnought Guitars With 1.68" (42.7mm) Nut Width in 2024

Here are the top Dreadnought style guitars with 1.68" (42.7mm) nut width.

After comparing the 2000+ guitars in our database, these are the best scoring ones with these characteristics. You can use our filters to the left to narrow down these results, or click on "Compare" to get a deep comparison between them. Our automated scoring system takes into account the ratings from ours users who own the guitar, and dozens of parameters to determine the build quality, playability, pickups quality, value for money, and more.

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1. Takamine P5DC

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Takamine P5DC
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Playability 77
Sound 86
Build quality 84
Value for money 77
Overall Score 82

What our users think

  • Neck profile shape: Asymmetrical (3 votes)
  • Neck speed (thickness): Fast (2 votes)
  • Pickups noise: Noiseless (1 vote)
  • Pickups power: Slightly Hot (1 vote)
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  • From Takamine's 2018 Pro Series 5 series
  • Made in Japan
  • 6 strings
  • 25.4"'' scale
  • 12" Fretboard Radius
  • Solid Spruce top
  • Solid Rosewood back
  • Rosewood sides
  • Mahogany neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: CTP-3 CoolTube (Preamp/Active)
  • Fixed bridge
  • Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
  • 20 Medium frets
  • Takamine Gold tuners
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  • From Takamine's 2018 Pro Series 5 series
  • Made in Japan
  • 6 strings
  • 25.4"'' scale
  • 12" Fretboard Radius
  • Solid Spruce top
  • Solid Rosewood back
  • Rosewood sides
  • Mahogany neck
  • Rosewood fretboard
  • Bridge pickup: CTP-3 CoolTube (Preamp/Active)
  • Fixed bridge
  • Acoustic Asymmetrical C Set neck
  • 20 Medium frets
  • Takamine Gold tuners
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Strengths & Weaknesses
Takamine P5DC
  • Made in Japan
  • Expensive Wood
  • Bone Nut
  • Top Brand Pickups
  • Electronics
  • Bone Saddle
  • Solid Top Wood
  • Solid Back Wood
  • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
  • No Locking Tuners
  • Laminated Side Wood
  • No Compound Radius Fretboard
  • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
  • No Strap Lock

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    2. Epiphone Masterbilt Frontier

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    Epiphone Masterbilt Frontier
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    Playability 77
    Sound 88
    Build quality 75
    Value for money 85
    Overall Score 80

    What our users think

    • Neck profile shape: C (1 vote)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
    • Pickups power: Clean (2 votes)
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    • 3 Prices - New from $899 >
    • From Epiphone's 2020 Masterbilt series
    • Made in China
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Solid Sitka Spruce top
    • Solid Maple back
    • Solid Maple sides
    • Mahogany neck
    • Indian Laurel fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore (Preamp/Active)
    • Indian Laurel bridge
    • Acoustic C Set neck
    • 20 Medium Jumbo frets
    • Gold, Keystone Buttons tuners
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    • 3 Prices - New from $899 >
    • From Epiphone's 2020 Masterbilt series
    • Made in China
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Solid Sitka Spruce top
    • Solid Maple back
    • Solid Maple sides
    • Mahogany neck
    • Indian Laurel fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore (Preamp/Active)
    • Indian Laurel bridge
    • Acoustic C Set neck
    • 20 Medium Jumbo frets
    • Gold, Keystone Buttons tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Epiphone Masterbilt Frontier
    • Expensive Wood
    • NuBone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Electronics
    • Bone Saddle
    • Solid Top Wood
    • Solid Side Wood
    • Solid Back Wood
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • Made in China
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    3. Washburn Apprentice D5

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    Washburn Apprentice D5
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    Playability 77
    Sound 78
    Build quality 60
    Value for money 82
    Overall Score 72
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    • 2 Prices - New from $299 >
    • From Washburn's 2020 Apprentice series
    • Made in Indonesia
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Spruce top
    • Mahogany back
    • Mahogany sides
    • Mahogany neck
    • Engineered Wood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: (/)
    • Engineered Wood bridge
    • Acoustic Washburn Apprentice Set neck
    • 20 Medium frets
    • Chrome Diecast tuners
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    • 2 Prices - New from $299 >
    • From Washburn's 2020 Apprentice series
    • Made in Indonesia
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Spruce top
    • Mahogany back
    • Mahogany sides
    • Mahogany neck
    • Engineered Wood fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: (/)
    • Engineered Wood bridge
    • Acoustic Washburn Apprentice Set neck
    • 20 Medium frets
    • Chrome Diecast tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Washburn Apprentice D5
    • Expensive Wood
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • Made in Indonesia
    • No High-Quality Nut
    • No Top Brand Pickups
    • No Electronics
    • Low-Quality Material Saddle
    • Laminated Top Wood
    • Laminated Side Wood
    • Laminated Back Wood
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    4. Epiphone Dove Studio

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    Epiphone Dove Studio
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    Playability 77
    Sound 85
    Build quality 74
    Value for money 89
    Overall Score 79

    What our users think

    • Neck access to high frets: Normal (1 vote)
    • Fret edges: Slightly sharp (1 vote)
    • Tuning stability: Holds tune well (1 vote)
    • Neck profile shape: D (1 vote)
    • Neck speed (thickness): Balanced (1 vote)
    • Pickups noise: Noiseless (2 votes)
    • Pickups power: Clean (2 votes)
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    • 5 Prices - New from $449 >
    • From Epiphone's 2012 Epiphone Inspired by Gibson series
    • Made in China
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Solid Spruce top
    • Select Maple back
    • Select Maple sides
    • Mahogany neck
    • Indian Laurel fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore (Preamp/Active)
    • Indian Laurel bridge
    • Acoustic SlimTaper D Set neck
    • 20 Medium Jumbo frets
    • Grover Rotomatic 14:1 tuners
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    • 5 Prices - New from $449 >
    • From Epiphone's 2012 Epiphone Inspired by Gibson series
    • Made in China
    • 6 strings
    • 25.5"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Solid Spruce top
    • Select Maple back
    • Select Maple sides
    • Mahogany neck
    • Indian Laurel fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: Fishman Sonicore (Preamp/Active)
    • Indian Laurel bridge
    • Acoustic SlimTaper D Set neck
    • 20 Medium Jumbo frets
    • Grover Rotomatic 14:1 tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Epiphone Dove Studio
    • Expensive Wood
    • NuBone Nut
    • Top Brand Pickups
    • Electronics
    • Plastic Saddle
    • Solid Top Wood
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • Made in China
    • Laminated Side Wood
    • Laminated Back Wood
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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    5. Epiphone PRO-1

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    Epiphone PRO-1
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    Playability 88
    Sound 83
    Build quality 60
    Value for money 92
    Overall Score 77
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    • 4 Prices - New from $119.99 >
    • From Epiphone's 2014 Original Acoustic series
    • Made in China
    • 6 strings
    • 24.72"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Select Spruce top
    • Select Mahogany back
    • Select Mahogany sides
    • Mahogany neck
    • Granadillo fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: (/)
    • Granadillo bridge
    • Acoustic EZ-Profile ā€œCā€ Shape Set neck
    • 20 Jumbo frets
    • 18:1 ratio Epiphone Deluxe tuners
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    • 4 Prices - New from $119.99 >
    • From Epiphone's 2014 Original Acoustic series
    • Made in China
    • 6 strings
    • 24.72"'' scale
    • 12" Fretboard Radius
    • Select Spruce top
    • Select Mahogany back
    • Select Mahogany sides
    • Mahogany neck
    • Granadillo fretboard
    • Bridge pickup: (/)
    • Granadillo bridge
    • Acoustic EZ-Profile ā€œCā€ Shape Set neck
    • 20 Jumbo frets
    • 18:1 ratio Epiphone Deluxe tuners
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    Strengths & Weaknesses
    Epiphone PRO-1
    • Expensive Wood
    • NuBone Nut
    • NuBone Saddle
    • Cheap Fret Wire (NS)
    • No Locking Tuners
    • Made in China
    • No Top Brand Pickups
    • No Electronics
    • Laminated Top Wood
    • Laminated Side Wood
    • Laminated Back Wood
    • No Compound Radius Fretboard
    • No 21:1 Tuner Ratio
    • No Strap Lock

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